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Mohawk, Tennessee
Unincorporated community in Greene County, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mohawk is an unincorporated community in western Greene County, eastern Tennessee, located 15 miles (24 km) west of the town of Greeneville.[1] Its post office has the zip code 37810.
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The community is situated between two hills near the confluence of Riley and Lick creeks, just west of where the Norfolk Southern tracks cross a bridge over Lick Creek. Mohawk Road connects the community to U.S. Route 11E (Andrew Johnson Highway) to the northeast and State Highway 348 (McDonald Road) to the southwest.
According to local tradition, Mohawk was originally known as "Lick Creek Siding," and later as "Pane." The name was changed by residents to "Mohawk" after a group of Indians passed through the area during the Civil War.[2] By the 1940s, Mohawk had developed as a "fairly prosperous rural community." It had a roller mill, a car dealership, and a general store.[3]